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溺水

溺水 (nì shuǐ): Drown (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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溺水 consists of 2 characters.

to drown; to indulge excessively

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Pinyinnì shuǐ

Meaningdrown

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word溺水

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 溺水.

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水平shuǐ píngHSK 3
汽水qì shuǐHSK 4
矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐHSK 4
开水kāi shuǐHSK 5
水分shuǐ fènHSK 5
汗水hàn shuǐHSK 5
泪水lèi shuǐHSK 5

3.

How to Use 溺水 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 溺水 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith意外

yì意

wài外

nì溺

shuǐ水

neutral

accidental drowning

Adjective + Nounwith事故

nì溺

shuǐ水

shì事

gù故

Verb + Objectwith防止

fáng防

zhǐ止

nì溺

shuǐ水

Verb + Complementwith身亡

nì溺

shuǐ水

shēn身

wáng亡

4.

Example Sentences with 溺水

tā他

zài在

hé河

lǐ里

nì溺

shuǐ水

le了

neutral

drowning accident

neutral

prevent drowning

formal

Written

drown to death

。

He drowned in the river.

zài在

quē缺

fá乏

ān安

quán全

cuò措

shī施

de的

shuǐ水

yù域

yóu游

yǒng泳

，

jí极

yì易

dǎo导

zhì致

nì溺

shuǐ水

shì事

gù故

。

Swimming in waters lacking safety measures can easily lead to drowning accidents.

nǐ你

tīng听

shuō说

guò过

nà那

ge个

yīn因

jiù救

rén人

ér而

zì自

jǐ己

xiǎn险

xiē些

nì溺

shuǐ水

de的

yīng英

xióng雄

ma吗

？

Have you heard of that hero who nearly drowned while saving someone?

yóu游

yǒng泳

shí时

yào要

zhù注

yì意

ān安

quán全

，

bì避

miǎn免

nì溺

shuǐ水

。

Be careful while swimming to avoid drowning.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

nì溺

shuǐ水

，

zhǐ只

shì是

zài在

shuǐ水

lǐ里

zhēng挣

zhá扎

shí时

qiàng呛

le了

jǐ几

kǒu口

shuǐ水

。

He did not drown; he just choked on some water while struggling in it.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

hǎi海

làng浪

xiōng汹

yǒng涌

，

dàn但

jīng经

guò过

zhuān专

yè业

xùn训

liàn练

de的

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

dān担

xīn心

guò过

nì溺

shuǐ水

。

Despite the rough waves, he, being professionally trained, never worried about drowning.

rú如

guǒ果

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

nì溺

shuǐ水

，

yīng应

gāi该

lì立

jí即

hū呼

jiù救

。

If you accidentally drown, you should call for help immediately.

jiā家

cháng长

men们

wù务

bì必

kān看

guǎn管

hǎo好

hái孩

zi子

，

yǐ以

fáng防

tā他

men们

zài在

yǒng泳

chí池

biān边

wán玩

shuǎ耍

shí时

yì意

wài外

nì溺

shuǐ水

。

Parents must supervise their children closely to prevent accidental drowning while they play by the pool.